Adjectives Flashcards
How to make a な-adjective modify a noun?
な-adjective+な+ noun
How to make a い-adjective modify a noun?
い-adjective+noun
い adjectives end in all vowels+い except for which vowel?
え
な-adjectives use the same conjugations as?
Nouns
てす
Present affirmative for い-adjectives(is)
Formal/informal
For very informal speech です is not needed
です can be added to any informal い-adjective conjugation to make it more polite
Without final い+く+ありません
Present negative for い-adjectives(isn’t)
Formal
Without final い+かったです
Past affirmative for い-adjectives(was)
Formal
Without final い+く+ありませんでした
Past negative for い-adjectives(wasn’t)
Formal
Without final い+かった
Past affirmative for い-adjectives(was)
Informal
い-adjective-final い+くない
Present negative for い-adjectives(isn’t)
Infromal
Present affirmative い-adjective-final い+くなかった
Present negative い-adjective-final-い+かった
Past negative い-adjective(wasn’t)
Informal
Why would です be added to an い-adjective?
Make it more polite(です can be added in any tense for added politeness)